Firearm



W; D. CORTNER.

n mmm. APPLICAIION ILEDJANLZL 19l9.

' Patented May 6,1919.

2 'SHEETS-SHEET \.y

umy ou u for @How m y @www `\W. D. CORTNER.`

FIREARM.

APPLICAHON HLED JANJ 22.` 19| 9.

1,303,032; y Patented May 6,1919.-

Witnesses WHEELER D. CORTNEB, 0F OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS.

marianna.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Appunti@ mea January 22, 191s. vserial No. 272,493.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WHEELER D. CoRTNER, 'a citizen of the United States, residing at Osawatomie, in the county of Miami and State of Kansas, have invented'new and uscfuly Improvements in Firearms, of which the following is a specification. r

This invention relates to fire arms, the

`object in view being to eliminate the trigger and substitute therefor electrical hammer operating means, whereby the hammer is released by simply pressing upon a switch, preferably in the form of a push button.`

A further object of the invention is to provide in connection with a fire arm embodying` a luralit)T of barrels and firing chambers, e ectrically operated hammer releasing means 0f such a character thata series of 4hammers may be successively released for the purpose of successively firin the charges contained in the barrels of the re arm.

,W ith the above and other obJects in View the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and novel arrangement of parts, herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

. Figure 1 isa side elevation partly in section of a firearm embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section through the same;

Fig. 3 is also'a fragmentary horizontal section showing the switch and the..y means for releasing the hanuner.; and

Fig. .4: is anwenlarged fragmentary vertical longitudinal section illustrating the hammer releasing mechanism.V i

Fi 5 is a perspective view of the hammerolding latch, and

Fig. 6 is aI broken detail viewl of .means for holding the amature-carrying rod against movement.

Referrin to the drawings, 1 designates the stock of a re arm, 2 the fore stock and 3 the barrel or barrels thereof. In carrying out the present invention, I employin connection with each of the barrels 3 a firing hammer 4 having a hold .back shoulder 5 with which coperates a two-aimed latch 6 which is pivotally mounted at 7 within theframe or stock of` a gun, the forward end of said latch being normally held yieldably in engagement with the shoulder 5 by means of a spring 8 which engages the rear arm of ment with the hold back shoulder 5 o Patented May 6, 1919.

the latch 6 and serves to hold down such rear arm.

Coperating with the rear arm of the latch 6 is a trip lever 9` which -is fulcrumed at an intermediate 4point 10 within the, stock of the fire arm'. A spring 11 is connected to the lower arm of said triprl'ever 9 and serves to hold the upper arm of said lever rearwardly so as 'to permit the forward extremity of said latch to engage the shoulder 5 of the hammer 4.. Attached to the lower arm of the trip lever 9 is a connecting rod 12 having at its rear end an armature -13l adapted to be attracted by an electromagnet 14, the latter adapted to be energized bya battery l5, mounted within the stockl of the fire arm.

16 designates the switch for closing battery and magnet circuit;"said switch comprising, in the. preferred embodiment of the invention, a push button 17 and an inwardly l extending stem 18. The `stem IS-Carries-a contact piece 19 which is adapted to bridge other contact pieces20 and -21 to which are attached circpit wires 22 and 23 which include the battery 15 and the electroma net 114. Therefore, when the ush button l is moyed inwardly it closes t ie circuit and energlzes the electromagnet 14 by means of the battery 15.

The stem 18 of the .switch carries a laterally (projecting catch linger 24 which is adapte to engage a hole 25 in the connectin'g rod 12 when. the switch is. in its outermost position. The arrangement is such that as the push button 17 is pressed {intion, the catch finger 24 moves out of engagei ment with the connecting rod 12, releaslng the saine and permitting the armature 13 to .be attracted by the magnet 14. When this occurs, the rod. 12 moves rearwardly and turns trip lever 9, causing the latter to elevate the rear end of the latch 6 and depress the forward end of said latch out of engagethe hammer 4. This releases the hammer 4 which then moves toward its firing position. When the switchis released it moves backward to its initial position and the trip lever 9 and the connecting rod 12'are retracted. to their initial position by the spring 11.

When the fire arm con'iprises a plurality of barrels and firing chambers, a corresponding number of hammers and hammer o erating connections will be employed an each connecting rod 12 will be provided with' an armature 13 that will be attract-cd by the magnet 14. In this casethe stem 18 will'be provided with a plurality of said in ers 24 -tiple barrel type and used either for firing shells, cartridges or other projectiles of any kind.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a lire arm, Vthe rombination of a barrel, a stock, a stock contained battery, an electro-inag1iet adapted to be energized bysaid battery, a hammer, a hammer holdback latch, a -latch,-.operating trip lever, an armature adapted; tobe attracted b v said magnet, a connecting rod `between said trip lever andarmature, and a switch adapted to close the magnet and battery circuit and having means for holding and releasing said connecting rod.

2. In a, fire arm, the combination of a barrel, a stock, a stock contained battery, an electro-magnet adapted to be energized by saidv battery, a hammer, a hammer hold-back latch, a latch operating trip lever, an armature adapted to be attracted by said niagnet, a connecting rod between said trip lever and armature, a switch adapted to close the magnet and batter circuit and having means for holding an releasingsaid connecting rod, and yieldable means for retracting said tri lever and connecting rod.

3. In a re arm, the combination of a. plurality of barrels, a stock, a stock contained battery, an electrQ-magnet adapted to be energized by said battery, a plurality of hammers, a plurality of hammer holdbackplatches, a plurality of latchcperated trip levers, a plurality of armatures adapted to be attracted by said magnet, connecting' rod's between said trip levers and'almatures. and a switch adapted to close tl1e ..n1agnet and battery circuit and having means for holding and successively releasing said connecting rods.

ln testimony whereof I affix my, si nature.

WHEELER DQ'CORT 

